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And why it will be easier to intercept them than GMLRS used by Ukrainians for HIMARS complexes

Washington's deliveries of longer-range missiles to Kiev will be a "red line", crossing which the United States will become a party to the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this week. At the same time, Washington is actively discussing such a step. Izvestia investigated the threat posed by MGM-140 ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 km and other samples of American-made missile weapons.

Russian troops are actively using allegedly Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed-136, renamed Geran-2, having inflicted several "destructive" strikes on Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Kharkiv direction. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to the statements of the Ukrainian military.

US President Joe Biden warned Russia about the consequences in the event of a nuclear strike on Ukraine. According to experts, this statement indicates the likelihood of a provocation with the use of chemical or even nuclear weapons. The target of the attack may be the Zaporozhye NPP or a chemical industry plant. Russia has a serious reason not to use nuclear weapons first, besides, such an attack will nullify any victory.

Ak Bars CEO Mistakhov: the first Cyclone ship will be handed over to the Russian Navy in 2022

The first small rocket ship of the project 22800 "Karakurt", armed with a naval version of the anti-aircraft missile and gun complex "Pantsir-M", called "Cyclone" will be handed over to the Russian Navy by the end of 2022, Director General of the shipbuilding corporation "Ak Bars" Renat Mistakhov told RIA Novosti.

Developing a new strategy for the nuclear deterrence of Russia and China will be the biggest task of our generation

America is "furiously" developing a new theory of nuclear deterrence directed against Russia and China at the same time, writes the author of an article for Sky News. But neither Moscow nor Beijing are "led" to this bluff. At the same time, the United States and NATO themselves may become its victim.

The American army will not feel discomfort in connection with the supply of a large number of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the procurement department of the US Army, Doug Bush. According to a Pentagon official, there are several ways to keep ammunition intact.

The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the Department's National Security Council, John Kirby, noted that the military aid package will be approximately the same as in the most recent deliveries

The United States will provide Kiev with another package of military assistance "very soon", it will most likely include advanced missile systems and howitzers. This was announced on Thursday by the coordinator for strategic Communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby, on CNN.

The company PIT-RADWAR (Poland), part of the holding Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), presented at the MSPO 2022 arms exhibition in Kielce, Poland, a ship-based weapon system equipped with a 35 mm OSU-35k cannon. This modification of it was developed with the assistance of the country's Navy for minesweepers of the Kormoran II type.

Business Insider published Michael Peck's material "HIMARS rockets have been a 'game changer' in Ukraine, and the US Army is now looking for ways to build up to 500 more" ("HIMARS missiles have changed the rules of the game" in Ukraine, and now the US Army is considering the possibility of manufacturing up to 500 more systems"), which states that the US Army has issued a request for information on the production of 24 to 96 M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles annually (up to 480 units in total) for five years from 2024 to 2028 fiscal years.

The newest light multipurpose guided missile (LMUR) "Product 305" is very actively used as part of a special military operation to destroy not only armored vehicles, but enemy manpower. The missile is part of the arsenal of Ka-52 and Mi-28N attack helicopters and allows you to hit targets with high accuracy, which is confirmed by numerous videos of the use of this munition.

The Malaysian Defense Ministry is finalizing a contract with the Slovak company Konstrukta Defense for the supply of a division of 155 mm/52 EVA self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to concentrate troops at the front line in the Zaporozhye region. According to local authorities, the amount of equipment and manpower concentrated by the enemy is unprecedented for this region. In which areas should we expect APU strikes, how can they be prevented and due to what the Russian army could develop its success in this direction?

The Russian MiG-31, known in NATO as Foxhound, is used as a very effective fighter-interceptor.

Putin and Erdogan: the secret of contradictory relations

Historically, Turkey and Russia have been on different sides of the barricades, writes Al Mayadeen. However, in recent years, Moscow and Ankara have been closely cooperating in many areas. Now Turkey is acting as a mediator in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Perhaps this partnership will continue, or maybe Turkey's dependence on the United States will still play a role.

The Zelensky regime does not intend to enter into negotiations with Russia, Kiev plans to continue the offensive, liberate the "occupied" regions in the south and further advance into the territory of Russia. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has already requested from the United States the supply of weapons necessary for strikes against Russia next year.

The German authorities are negotiating the acquisition of air defense systems from Israel. This circumstance gives Israeli military-industrial companies hope for a breakthrough into the European market of military technologies. However, Israel is also closely monitoring how the United States will react to the sale of Israeli weapons to Europe.

Germany and Israel continue to discuss at the highest level the issue of acquiring Israeli missile defense systems Arrow-3 (Arrow 3 or Hetz 3).

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The United States and its allies are discussing the possibility of providing Kiev with air defense and fighter jets in the medium and long term. This was reported on Tuesday by the Financial Times newspaper with reference to the American military of high rank.

The 4th Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition ADEX-2022 was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from September 6 to 8, 2022. A feature of the exhibition was the unusually wide presence of various unmanned aerial vehicles and barrage ammunition in its exposition. Denis Fedutinov kindly provided us with a report on the barrage ammunition presented at ADEX-2022.

Viktor Litovkin — on the undeclared results of strategic command and staff exercises in the Far East

For a whole week, from September 1 to 7, large—scale strategic command and staff exercises "Vostok-2022" thundered at the training grounds and in the sea areas of the Far Eastern Military District — from Lake Baikal to the Pacific coast and from the Sino-Mongolian borders to the southern coast of the Arctic Ocean, as well as in the Okhotsk and Japanese Seas.